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. 2009 Dec 22;8:19. doi: 10.1186/1472-684X-8-19

Table 1.

GP characteristics

All GPs in Amsterdam (N = 424) All Responding GPs (N = 177) P values1 Responding GPs personally available (N = 123) P Values2 Responding GPs not frequently transferring information (N = 31) P Values3
Mean Age 49.6 (range 33-66) 50.8 52.9
Sex
 Male 246 58% 108 61% p = 0.586 78 65% p = 0.104 28 90% () p = 0.002
 Female 198 42% 69 39% 45 35% 3 10%

Practice
Single-handed practice 98 23% 44 25% p = 0.71 32 26% p = 0.908 11 38.7% () p = 0.001
Duo practice 144 34% 58 33% 38 32.5% 13 41.9%
Group practice 182 43% 75 42% 53 41.5% 7 19.4%

Working hours
 3-4 days/week 246 58% 112 63% p = 0,805 77 626 p = 0307 14 45.2% p = 0.002
 4 days or more/week 144 34% 62 35% 45 36.6% 17 54.8%

1 = difference between all responding GPs and all GPs

2 = difference between GPs personally available and all responding GPs

3 = difference between GPs not frequently transferring information and all responding GPs